The groove where jazz and dance music meet

Artists such as DJ Quantic and Robert Glasper are folding strains of jazz into a mix that sounds natural on the dance floor. The beat-tastic result is moving forward, no matter what you call it.The cavernous dance club in downtown L.A. is hopping, and the weekend is still a day away. The club is ordinarily a hotbed of thumping house music, but tonight, the headliner — Houston-born jazz pianist and bandleader Robert Glasper — is switching things up.

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